The Bank Tellers

In this episode of The Bank Tellers, host Sheryl Chen sits down with David Raju, President and CEO of Peoples Group, to explore Canada's pivotal moment in payments modernization. As the infrastructure powering 1,500 fintechs and processing $135 billion CAD annually, Peoples Group operates as the quiet force behind Canada's payment ecosystem—and they're about to transform it. David shares his unique journey from CEO to startup founder and back to leading a 40-year-old trust company, bringing a...

Recorded live from the Money20/20 Asia show floor, host Danny Levy sits down with Eddie Hui, Co-President and Chief Operating Officer of MetaComp, a Singapore-licensed financial institution pioneering the use of stablecoins for institutional cross-border payments. Key Discussion Points: The Cross-Border Payment Challenge Eddie breaks down the fundamental issues plaguing international money transfers today, from the 50-year-old SWIFT infrastructure to underserved jurisdictions and operationa...

This episode delves into the transformative role of stablecoins in global business payments. We examine the challenges of traditional cross-border transactions—slow settlement, high costs, and limited transparency—and highlight how solutions like OSL BizPay and USDGO are enabling secure, compliant, and near-instant settlement for enterprises. Through real-world examples, including international trade, global payroll, and fintech integrations, we showcase how programmable stablecoin networks a...

When traditional banking collides with digital assets, most institutions freeze. Silicon Valley Bank leaned in. In this episode of Bank Tellers, we sit down with Anthony Vassallo, Senior Vice President of Crypto at SVB, to explore how one of the world's most established banks is building the infrastructure for crypto's next chapter. Anthony takes us behind the scenes of SVB's crypto banking operation—a dedicated team that's onboarded over 1,600 blockchain companies this year alone. From Bitc...

Banks and their clients are facing mounting pressures across the treasury landscape: fragmented payment rails, limited real‑time visibility, manual exception handling, and regulatory divergence across markets are making it increasingly difficult to manage liquidity and operational risk with confidence. In this environment, future‑ready treasury models require more than hype—they demand interoperability, regulatory alignment, and data‑driven control that work across borders. In this episode, B...